Rights groups say at least 60 people were killed by security forces in the week to protest the youth -led taxes in the last year.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Kenya to mark a year because people attacked Parliament at the peak of antibiotics. DemonstrationDespite the fear of meeting the state-supporting gangs and the police violence.
Rights groups say that at least peoples were killed by security forces for increasing tax on taxes and youth Kenya was killed in the financial situation of the tax increasing. On Wednesday, the family members of the activists and the victims demanded a demonstration on the anniversary of the most deadly day of unrest.
The main roads going to the central business district of the capital were blocked by the police, while government buildings were barricade by razor wire.
Thousands of protesters, including photographs of the protesters who were killed last year, shouted Kenya’s flags and panels and shouted “Ruto Must Go”, whose proposed tax rise led to the leadership of the youth of the previous year.
“I have come here to protest as a young Kenya’s youth, this is our right for the benefit of our colleague Kenya, who was killed last year. Police are here… they should protect us, but they have killed us,” AFP told AFP news agency.
“It is very important to mark these young people on June 25, because they lose the people who look like them, who speak like them … those who are fighting for good governance,” said Angel Mbahiah, president of the Jubilee party in the opposition.
Police cruelty
Anniversary Police crueltyThe 31 -year -old Blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang was killed earlier this month after the arrest of a senior officer TIM for criticizing TIM.
Six police officers, including three police officers, were charged with murder on Tuesday in connection with the murder of Azwang. They all have requested not to be guilty.
As long as there are “calm and undoubted weapons”, protests are allowed, police said.
But last week, a large gang of motorcycle “bully” was attacked by a large gang of peaceful protests, as they were known in Kenya, whip and the club were working in accordance with armed and police.
On Tuesday, the embassy of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and other western countries released a joint statement about X.
“The use of simple clothing officers in non -marked vehicles reduces the public trust,” the statement said. Last year, the rights campaigners protested the presence of an unknown police and a person during the protest.
Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said late on Tuesday that any policing violations will be given to any policing violations by government institutions including Parliament and Justice.
He said, “The ministry well enriched all the diplomatic partnerships with mutual respect, free channels and unique administration of each other.”
In 2022, the anger among the young people is also increasing.
Despite the last year’s protests, Ruto has been disappointed with continuous stability, corruption and higher taxes even after Ruto was forced to cancel the unprecedented finance bill. This year, their government is having trouble not increasing taxes directly.
But due to the frequent disappearance of government critics – the rights groups have calculated more than 80 people since last year’s protest.
Rooto had earlier promised to end the abduction, but on Tuesday, he was unpleasant and promised to “stand” the police.
“You cannot use or insult or intimidate the police against the police. You are threatening our country,” he warned.
